El Paso City Code § 20.14.190 Purpose.
20.14.190 - Purpose.
The requirements of this article are intended to provide reasonable standards for the keeping of outdoor, off-street, on-site storage.
(Ord. 16653 § 2 (part), 2007)
Storage Standards
El Paso City Code tit. 20, ch. 20.14, art. IV
in effectEl Paso City Code § 20.14.200 Applicability.
20.14.200 - Applicability.
A. This article shall apply to the outdoor storage of motor vehicles and wheeled portable units, including, but not limited to: automobiles, noncommercial trucks, light trucks, storage containers, bicycles, motorcycles, semi-trailer trucks and cabs, recreational vehicles, motor-homes, trailers, boats, buses, mobile homes, industrial housing units, etc. These requirements shall also apply to the outdoor storage of materials, products, junk, equipment or merchandise, regardless of screening from view from a public right-of-way or alley.
B. Exceptions:
1. Incidental outdoor storage of materials related to construction sites with a valid building permit;
2. Outdoor storage of live plants on lots of not less than one acre;
3. Outdoor storage of landscaping gravel, rocks, etc., for wholesale or retail sales;
4. Outdoor storage of goods incidental to agricultural uses;
5. Outdoor storage for sale of monuments for graves, including headstones, markers, statues, etc.;
6. Outdoor storage of junked vehicles and vehicle parts, junk yards or wrecking yards, when located on property with a valid certificate of occupancy for that use at that address;
7. Outdoors storage of wheeled units that are construction or heavy equipment designed primarily to be utilized off-road, such as earth moving equipment, road graders, etc.
C. Outdoor storage shall only be located where permitted as a principal use or an accessory use in accordance with the table of permitted uses in Chapter 20.08.
(Ord. 16653 § 2 (part), 2007)
El Paso City Code § 20.14.210 Standards.
20.14.210 - Standards.
A. General. Outdoor storage of all types shall comply with the following:
1. The maintenance of outdoor storage areas shall be the responsibility of the owner of the use, building, structure and/or property on which the storage is located;
2. Outdoor storage areas shall not be utilized for repair, dismantling or servicing of the stored items;
3. Outdoors storage shall not utilize areas designated or required for off-street parking, off-street truck trailer loading, maneuvering areas, landscaping, accessible routes or similar required elements;
4. Outdoor storage areas shall be adequately sized to ensure that all outdoor storage is located on approved surfacing.
B. Motor Vehicles and Wheeled Units—For Sale.
1. Outdoor storage areas for the following items offered for sale at the same premises - motor vehicles, storage containers, mobile homes, industrialized housing units and other wheeled units shall comply with the surfacing requirements of Section 20.14.030(E).
2. Such outdoor storage areas shall be landscaped where required in accordance with the landscaping ordinance, including the provision of canopy trees and landscape irrigation systems.
3. Such outdoor storage of motor vehicles, not including junked or wrecked vehicles or vehicles parts, shall not be required to be screened unless required by Chapter 20.16 or other provisions of Title 20.
C. Motor Vehicles and Wheeled Units—Not For Sale.
1. Outdoor storage areas for the following items not offered for sale at the same premises - motor vehicles, storage containers, mobile homes, industrialized housing units and other wheeled units shall comply with the surfacing requirements of Section 20.14.210(D).
2. Such outdoor storage areas shall be landscaped where required in accordance with the landscaping ordinance, including the provision of canopy trees and landscape irrigation systems.
3. Such outdoor storage of motor vehicles, not including junked or wrecked vehicles or vehicles parts, shall not be required to be screened unless required by Chapter 20.16 or other provisions of Title 20.
D. Outdoor Storage Standards.
1. Outdoor storage areas for materials, products, junk, merchandise, equipment that is not a motor vehicle offered for sale and not another wheeled unit offered for sale, shall comply with the following requirements:
a. Ingress and egress aprons shall comply with Title 19;
b. Storage spaces or areas, drives and aisles shall be constructed of a minimum of six inches of sub-grade material uniformly compacted to a minimum of ninety percent of maximum density in accordance with ASTM D-1557 and a minimum of two inches of gravel/screenings;
c. The gravel/screenings shall be maintained by the owner or operator to the satisfaction of the director of the city development department or other designee of the city manager, including re-grading or restoration as needed due to traffic use, or storm related degradation.
2. Such outdoor storage areas are not required to be landscaped.
3. Such outdoor storage areas shall be required to be screened from view from adjacent properties and public streets by screening walls or fences in accordance with Chapter 20.16 or other provisions of Title 20.
4. Outdoor storage of materials, products, merchandise, etc., that is offered for sale at a licensed flea market shall comply with the surfacing requirements of Section 20.14.030(E).
(Ord. 16653 § 2 (part), 2007) (Ord. No. 17442, § 40, 10-26-2010; Ord. No. 17801, § 10, 6-5-2012, eff. 6-11-2012)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT20ZO_CH20.14OREPALOSTST_ARTIVSTSTFetched: 10/28/2026